Reihokan Museum
Kōyasan Reihōkan is an art museum on Kōya-san, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, preserving and displaying Buddhist art owned by temples on Kōya-san. The collection is centered around articles from the Heian and Kamakura periods and includes paintings, calligraphy, sutras, sculpture and Buddhist ritual objects.Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
- Opening hours: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Koyasan Reihōkan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kongobu-ji and Koyasan University.
Kongobu-ji
Buddhist temple
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Kongōbu-ji is the ecclesiastic head temple of Kōyasan Shingon Buddhism, located on Mount Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Its name means Temple of the Diamond Mountain Peak. Kongobu-ji is situated 380 metres northeast of Reihokan Museum.
Koyasan University
University
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Koyasan University is a private university in Mount Kōya, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established in 1886 as a monastic school for Shingon Buddhist monks, and it was chartered as a university in 1926. Koyasan University is situated 420 metres east of Reihokan Museum.
Kongosanmai-in
Buddhist temple
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Kongō Sanmai-in is a minor temple complex on Mount Kōya in Japan, founded in 1211 by order of Hōjō Masako for posthumous soul of Minamoto no Yoritomo and renamed "Kongō Sanmai-in" in 1219 for that of Minamoto no Sanetomo. Kongosanmai-in is situated 560 metres east of Reihokan Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Koya and Kōya.
Mount Koya
Photo: Fabimaru, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Kōya is a mountain in Wakayama prefecture to the south of Osaka, Japan, primarily known as the headquarters of the Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism.
Kōya
Town
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Kōya is a town located in Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2021, the town had an estimated population of 2,812, in 1,575 households.
Nosegawa
Village
Nosegawa is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Nosegawa is situated 7 km southeast of Reihokan Museum.
Reihokan Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Kōya Chō, Ito district, Wakayama, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
34.21128° or 34° 12′ 41″ northLongitude
135.58103° or 135° 34′ 52″ eastOperator
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Q11673069
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Reihokan Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “高野山靈寶館”
- Japanese: “高野山霊宝館”
- Spanish: “Reihokan”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 霊宝館 and Koyasan Tourism Information Centre.
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